we have some big names coming up this week, including ge, mcdonald's, bank of america. what do you like up there? - all of those are really interesting. we have got google coming up, which is really turning into a tech bellwether, apple next week... this is just- we are really into the meat of earnings season, and this is where we are going to see whether, really, is earnings season going to be all right, or is it going to be as poor as the last one? - good to have you on the show. that is mark sebastian of option pit mentoring. precious metals are in a free- fall. gold has fallen the farthest, but there's been a panic of sorts involving other commodities, too. our cover story explains it's the result of a combination of forecasts. gold futures dropped faster and farther than anytime since the 1980s, closing at $1361.70 monday - a more than $200-an- ounce drop since friday. what caused it? some say 'a perfect storm' of pessimistic predictions. "if i was holding gold, i'd get out and get back in later. i don't want to stand in front of a freight train." "the free-fall wi